Description
| Product ID: | 9781107614611 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
| Title: | Euripides: Iphigenia in Tauris |
| Authors: | Author: Emily Kearns |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Theatre studies, Theatre studies, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Ancient history, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient (Classical) Greek, BCE to c 500 CE |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Euripides' Iphigeneia among the Taurians has been a popular and influential text from antiquity onwards. It is a suspenseful drama which explores themes of family loyalty, Greeks and barbarians, and the nature of the gods. The Introduction and Commentary specifically help undergraduates and above tackling the play in Greek. Euripides'' Iphigeneia among the Taurians has been a popular and influential text from antiquity onwards. It is a suspenseful drama set on the Black Sea coast in what is now Crimea, which explores themes of family loyalty, Greeks and barbarians, and the nature of the gods. The plot combines an unrecognised meeting between Iphigeneia, now a priestess of Artemis among the Taurians, and her brother Orestes, who with his friend Pylades has been captured and brought to her for sacrifice, with an exciting escape attempt for all three, ultimately brought about by divine intervention. This edition includes a full Introduction to the literary and production aspects of the play, while the Commentary elucidates problems of language as well as interpretation. These combine to make the play fully accessible to intermediate-level undergraduates and graduate students wishing to read it in the original Greek. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-03-16 |